Lib Dem MP Caroline Voaden says Nigel Farage shoved her during the State Opening of Parliament in May. Farage described a physical altercation with an MP but did not name Voaden; Reform UK disputed the Lib Dems’ account, and the available video shows no major altercation.
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Farage cited a physical altercation at the State Opening of Parliament as a reason he had wanted to avoid a similar incident at the Budget.
Voaden said Farage shoved her on a staircase as he tried to pass her.
The Liberal Democrats said Farage attempted to shove Voaden; a Reform UK source called that claim a lie.
Video of the pair leaving the chamber together shows no visible evidence of a major altercation, but Lib Dem MP Max Wilkinson said the incident happened before the footage.
Voaden said Farage was ordered to apologise after she complained to Commons authorities; the House of Commons declined to comment.
A Commons spokesperson said Farage’s seat-reservation prayer card was removed because it lacked a valid date stamp.
Lib Dem deputy leader Daisy Cooper said her understanding was that Farage physically shoved a female MP, while Reform MP Robert Jenrick called the dispute a Westminster debate.
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A critic of President Donald Trump told Fox News that Trump’s South Carolina rally reminded him of the 1978 Jonestown massacre, calling the MAGA movement a cult. Trump held the rally in Rock Hill to support Republican Senator Darline Graham and other candidates ahead of the November 3 midterm elections.
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The attendee said he came to the rally because it was as close as he would get to seeing a cult firsthand.
The Jonestown massacre killed more than 900 members of Jim Jones’ Peoples Temple in Guyana in 1978, including hundreds of children.
Trump held the rally in Rock Hill, South Carolina, on Thursday.
The rally aimed to support Senator Darline Graham and other Republican candidates.
Graham faced a competitive challenge from Democrat Annie Andrews.
Fox News moved the Graham-Andrews race from Lean Republican to Toss-Up after a poll showed both candidates at 48 percent.
Former Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has also described the pro-Trump movement as a cult.
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After a deadly high-speed train crash in Spain, railway expert Francisco Badea challenged explanations that blame a single human error. He said railway systems use multiple safeguards and argued that the crash should not have happened, but the article does not establish the cause of the accident.
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The article discusses a deadly high-speed train crash in Spain.
Francisco Badea appeared as a guest in the France 24 interview.
Badea is identified as director of FEM Expert Engineering and a railway structural and passenger certification expert.
Badea said it was unreasonable to attribute a railway disaster to one person and one mistake.
He cited automated safeguards, train-detection technologies, operating protocols and institutional oversight as layers of railway protection.
Badea argued that the system was designed to prevent this type of accident.
The article does not report a confirmed cause of the crash.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he is deploying election lawyers to key battleground districts in California to protect votes. He warned President Donald Trump against interfering in the state’s elections, amid Democratic concerns about federal involvement in the midterms scheduled for next week.
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Gavin Newsom is the governor of California.
Newsom said he is deploying election lawyers to key battleground districts in California.
Newsom said the lawyers would work to protect every vote.
Newsom warned President Donald Trump against meddling in California’s elections.
Democrats have raised concerns about federal interference in the midterms.
The article says the midterms are scheduled for next week.
Newsom made his statement on the social platform X.
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Republican leaders, including Vice President JD Vance and President Donald Trump, are campaigning for Ken Paxton in his close Texas Senate race against Democrat James Talarico. Four polls released that week showed Talarico ahead by 2 to 8 percentage points, while Republican-aligned groups had committed more than $214 million to ads supporting Paxton or opposing Talarico.
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Vance was scheduled to speak at JRJ Construction in Weatherford, west of Fort Worth, in his third Texas rally in about a month.
Trump held events for Paxton in Corpus Christi and Lubbock and had made four Texas stops since Labor Day, according to the article.
Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso campaigned with Paxton in San Angelo and Abilene.
Talarico had led most public polls since Paxton defeated Senator John Cornyn in the May Republican runoff.
AdImpact figures cited in the article showed Republican-aligned political action committees had committed more than $214 million to ads backing Paxton and attacking Talarico.
Federal Election Commission filings through October 14 showed Talarico had received $146.3 million in total campaign receipts, compared with Paxton's $22.3 million.
A CNN/SSRS poll conducted October 20–27 found Talarico at 49 percent and Paxton at 43 percent among likely voters.
A YouGov Blue poll conducted October 21–26 found Talarico leading Paxton 51 percent to 43 percent.
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Medical staff and residents celebrated at an Ebola treatment centre in Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo, after its last patients were discharged. The centre is no longer treating confirmed Ebola cases, a first since May, according to the report.
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The treatment centre is in Ituri, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The centre discharged its last Ebola patients.
It is no longer treating any confirmed Ebola cases.
The report describes this as the centre’s first time in that situation since May.
Medical staff and residents celebrated by dancing and singing.
The report was issued on October 29, 2026.
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Silicon Practice has gone into administration, disrupting websites and online services at about 500 GP practices in England and affecting services in Wales. Patients whose practice website is unavailable are being told to contact the practice by phone or in person; the NHS app is still working.
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Silicon Practice provided websites, online booking and consultation services to around 500 practices in England, just under 10% of the total.
Practices in London, Gloucestershire and Norfolk have reported problems.
Services in Wales are also affected.
NHS England said most GP practice websites remain available, but some that used Silicon Practice have been affected.
Affected patients are advised to contact their practice by phone or in person if its website is unavailable.
The NHS app is working.
Practices in England have been required to offer online appointment booking since last year, and more than 40% of appointments are currently booked online.
NHS England has contacted affected practices with advice on maintaining services and limiting disruption to patient care.
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Hundreds of people queued for the opening of a new Lego store at Chantry Place shopping centre in Norwich on Thursday. The store opened at 09:00 GMT, and the first person in line arrived at 04:00 GMT.
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The store is on St Stephen's Street in Norwich, Norfolk.
The first person in the queue arrived at 04:00 GMT.
A 23-year-old customer joined the queue at 05:00 GMT.
The customer said local shoppers had wanted a store in Norwich for a long time.
Before the opening, many Norfolk shoppers’ nearest official Lego Store was in Stratford, east London.
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CNN, MSNOW and Politico asked a court to make an order restoring their White House press-pool access permanent. They say the White House is still keeping their reporters from covering President Donald Trump in the Oval Office and on Air Force One, despite earlier orders from U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly.
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CNN, MSNOW and Politico expanded their legal complaint against the White House over press access.
The outlets asked the court to make the access order permanent.
They say the White House continues to exclude their reporters from the rotating press pool.
The outlets say their reporters remain barred from covering Trump in the Oval Office and on Air Force One.
Their attorney, Theodore J. Boutrous Jr., said the locations are where Trump most often engages with the press.
The outlets say the exclusions retaliate against them for reports the president dislikes and violate their free-speech rights.
Judge Timothy Kelly had previously ordered the administration to allow the outlets' reporters to return fully to the press pool.
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The article says the midterm results could shape how Congress implements the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, even if housing reform continues under either party. Experts expect a Republican-controlled Congress to favor deregulation over new housing subsidies, while funding for grant programs remains uncertain.
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Congress passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act with strong support from both parties.
The law aims to increase housing supply and affordability through regulatory changes, construction incentives, housing finance and federal program reforms.
White House economists estimate the shortage of affordable homes at about 10 million.
The Treasury proposed a rule on October 22 to implement the law’s limits on large institutional investors buying single-family homes.
Starting January 7, 2027, investors controlling 350 or more single-family homes generally cannot buy additional homes, subject to exceptions.
Homes purchased before the law took effect on July 11 do not have to be sold.
The article says funding for grant programs created by the law remains an open question.
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ABC News correspondent Sam Champion highlights destinations featured on National Geographic’s annual list of the world’s best places to visit in 2026. The article text does not name the destinations.
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The feature covers National Geographic’s best destinations for 2026.
National Geographic publishes an annual list of travel destinations.
ABC News’ Sam Champion presents highlights from the list.
The feature describes the destinations as places to visit.
The article is dated October 29, 2026.
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A France 24 report says tens of thousands of Americans have moved to Ireland in recent years, with some citing policies and discrimination in the United States under President Donald Trump. Ireland is receiving the newcomers while balancing its close ties with Washington and reliance on U.S. investment.
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About 10,000 Americans settled in Ireland last year, according to the report.
Nearly 100 Americans applied for asylum in Ireland last year, citing political, racial or gender persecution.
The report features U.S. arrivals including a Trinity College Dublin postgraduate student, a former NOAA employee from Alaska and a transgender couple.
The former NOAA employee said he lost his job after budget cuts imposed by the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency.
The report says applications for Irish passports have reached a record level.
It notes that about one in 10 Americans claims Irish ancestry.
Ireland has longstanding ties with the United States and relies on U.S. investment to support economic growth.
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Vice President JD Vance said Thursday that officials should examine whether Mary Peltola committed election fraud. He did not say whether he supports President Donald Trump’s calls to prosecute the Alaska Democrat over reported efforts by her Senate campaign to recruit a spoiler candidate.
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Vance spoke to The Hill in Fort Worth, Texas.
Vance said officials should look into whether Peltola committed election fraud.
Vance did not say whether Peltola should be prosecuted.
Trump has called for Peltola to be prosecuted.
The allegations concern reported efforts by Peltola’s Senate campaign to recruit a spoiler candidate in Alaska.
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Outside groups have spent $693.6 million opposing Democratic candidates in seven 2026 Senate battlegrounds, according to independent-expenditure filings analyzed by Newsweek. Across the seven states, spending benefiting Republicans totaled $939 million, compared with $528 million benefiting Democrats; the figures exclude campaign and party spending and some types of political ads.
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The seven races are in Alaska, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Ohio and Texas.
Outside groups spent $245.4 million supporting Republican candidates and $128.7 million supporting Democratic candidates in the seven states.
Groups spent $399.3 million opposing Republican candidates and $693.6 million opposing Democratic candidates.
Texas had the most outside spending, totaling $412.5 million across support for and opposition to candidates from both parties.
Outside groups spent $207.6 million opposing Democrat James Talarico in Texas, the highest opposition spending against any candidate in the article.
The article reports $168.5 million spent opposing Ohio Democrat Sherrod Brown and $127.8 million opposing Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed.
In Maine, outside groups spent $63.3 million opposing Democrat Troy Jackson and $32.3 million opposing Republican Susan Collins.
The analysis excludes spending by campaigns and parties, as well as certain ads that mention candidates without explicitly advocating for or against them.
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani says DoorDash’s proposed $17 billion acquisition of Instacart could reduce competition and raise costs for customers. The companies say the deal could lower membership costs and expand store access, while regulators and shareholders must still approve it.
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DoorDash has offered approximately $17 billion to acquire grocery and convenience delivery company Instacart.
The companies say Instacart would keep its brand and app, and its shoppers could continue fulfilling orders.
DoorDash says customers who pay separately for DashPass and Instacart+ could eventually use one membership; the companies estimate combined membership savings of $100 million annually.
The companies say Instacart customers would gain access to 50,000 additional stores on DoorDash’s platform.
Mamdani criticized the proposed acquisition and cited DoorDash’s recent settlement of more than $131 million with New York City over delivery-worker pay.
The American Economic Liberties Project has urged regulators to block the deal and says the combined company would control nearly 60 percent of the third-party grocery delivery market.
The acquisition requires shareholder and regulatory approval.
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The opinion article argues that investors should use a repeatable method to assess companies instead of relying on stock tips from influencers, social media, or friends. The author describes a rating process that sorts stocks into “On Sale,” “Watch,” or “Overpriced,” while noting that no process can guarantee gains or remove market uncertainty.
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The author says he developed his investing process after years of reading and building a model.
The article cites Amundi as reporting that 46 percent of investors seek investment information through influencers.
The author says opening a brokerage account does not teach people how to evaluate a business or its risks.
The author’s process assigns stocks one of three ratings: “On Sale,” “Watch,” or “Overpriced.”
The author says the calculations behind the ratings are open source.
The article says a consistent process can help investors explain their decisions and reassess them later.
The author says the process cannot guarantee a winning investment or remove uncertainty from the market.
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Google said a technical gap caused AI Mode to avoid naming the winner of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, even as it identified Donald Trump as the winner of the 2016 and 2024 elections. Google said it was fixing the issue, and Newsweek later reported that AI Mode named Joe Biden as the 2020 winner.
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Users shared screenshots on X showing AI Mode directing them to official results when asked who won the 2020 election.
AI Mode identified Trump as the winner of the 2016 election and cited 270 To Win.
When asked about the 2024 election, AI Mode identified Trump as the winner and cited CNN.
Google said its systems use news articles or AP data for recent election responses and historic records for older elections.
Google said it was also working to fix a similar technical gap involving 2022 Senate races.
Newsweek reported that, by Thursday morning, AI Mode gave comparable direct answers about the 2020 and 2024 elections.
In its later test, Newsweek said AI Mode named Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 election.
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The Texas governor’s race pits incumbent Greg Abbott against challenger Gina Hinojosa. The article says the result will determine whether a new congressional map favoring Republicans or one protecting Latino representation becomes law.
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Greg Abbott is the incumbent in the Texas gubernatorial election.
Gina Hinojosa is challenging Abbott.
The article links the election result to which congressional map will become law.
One proposed map favors Republicans.
Another proposed map is intended to protect Latino representation.
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Archaeologists found a sealed closet of household items in a home in Pompeii, the Roman city destroyed by Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79. The finds include cosmetics, coins, commercial weights and a necklace of amulets, offering clues about residents’ daily lives, though researchers cannot identify who owned them or what happened to them.
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The closet was found in a home in central Pompeii; the house was first excavated in 1912.
Items included cosmetics, an incense burner, a bronze lantern, a balsam jar and a decorated snuff bottle.
Researchers found weights that may have been used for commercial activity inside a wooden chest of drawers.
A necklace contained at least 20 miniature objects and materials, including bone and crystal; such necklaces were known as crepundia and could serve as protective amulets.
The closet also held 38 bronze coins in a container made of plant material.
The coins suggest the owner or owners may not have had time to retrieve their valuables, but archaeologists do not know whether they escaped or died.
Mouse skeletons found in the home complicate assumptions about the residents’ standard of living.
The house was previously attributed to Cornelius Maximus based on inscriptions that are no longer visible.
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Airline groups representing major American and foreign carriers asked the CDC to reassess new requirements for travelers coming to the United States. The rules were introduced in response to a record-breaking Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo; the supplied article excerpt ends before it fully describes what travelers must certify.
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Groups representing major American and foreign airlines asked the CDC to review its new traveler rules.
The CDC issued the mandate the week before the article was published.
The mandate applies to travelers entering the United States.
The CDC introduced the rules in response to an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The article describes the outbreak as record-breaking.
The supplied excerpt cuts off before completing the description of the certification requirement.
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